Howarth, Hedley John

Howarth, Hedley John
▪ 2009

      New Zealand cricketer

born Dec. 25, 1943, Auckland, N.Z.

died Nov. 7, 2008, Auckland
was the foremost left-arm slow bowler for New Zealand in the 1970s. At the time of his death, Howarth's 541 career first-class wickets were second only to Sir Richard Hadlee's 1,490 among New Zealanders, while his 332 career wickets for Auckland were the highest for the side. Howarth, an orthodox left-arm spinner, made his first-class debut in 1962–63 and began his Auckland career in 1963–64. He was selected for the 1969 New Zealand tour of England, making his Test debut at Lord's. He played in 30 Tests, taking 86 wickets (at an average of 36.95) and a best bowling analysis of five wickets for 34 runs. In 145 first-class matches, Howarth took 541 wickets (average 25.27) with a best bowling analysis of eight for 75. He played in four Tests with his younger brother Geoff; they were the second pair of brothers to represent New Zealand.

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